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Features
By Siggy Moersch
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Manufacturer / ModelMSI Mega 180MSI Mega 865Soltek Qbic EQ3801AAsus Terminator 2 T2-R
Dimensions325 x 230 x 164mm325 x 230 x 164mm330 x 215 x 205mm310 x 185 x 320mm
Connectivity & Operation
Front
USB2x USB 2.0 Type A2x USB 2.0 Type A2x USB 2.0 Type A2x USB 2.0 Type A
Firewire IEEE 13941x 4-pin, 1x 6-pin1x 4-pin, 1x 6-pin1x 6-pinno
Audio1x mic, 1x headphones, 1x SPDIF1x mic, 1x headphones, 1x SPDIF1x mic, 1x headphones, 1x SPDIF1x mic, 1x headphones, 1x SPDIF
Card readerSD, MMC, SM, CF, MSSD, MMC, SM, CF, MSnoSD, MMC, SM, CF, MS
PC-Card (PCMCIA)nononono
Function buttonsMode, Play, Pause, Stop, Eject, Previous, Next, Volume up/down, Power OnMode, Play, Pause, Stop, Eject, Previous, Next, Volume up/down, Power OnPower On, ResetPower On, Reset
Drive bays1x 5.25 " & 1x 3.5 "1x 5.25 " & 1x 3.5 "2x 5.25 " & 1x 3.5 "2x 5.25 " & 1x 3.5 "
Display
Display includedyesyesnoyes
Info shown in displaytime, CD-Track, radio frequencytime, CD-Track, radio frequencyn/atime, CD-Track, radio frequency
Back
PS/22x2x2x2x
Monitor-out2xVGA, (no DVI)1xVGA, (no DVI)no1xVGA, (no DVI)
USB2x USB 2.0 Type A2x USB 2.0 Type A4x USB 2.0 Type A2x USB 2.0 Type A
Firewire IEEE 1394a1x 6-pinno1x 6-pinno
Serial/ Parallel portsno / 1x1x / 1x2x / no1x / 1x
Audio3x (can be used for 5.1), SP-DIF3x (can be used for 5.1), SP-DIF5x (als 7.1 nutzbar)3x (can be used for 5.1)
LAN1x (10/100)1x (10/100/1000)1x (10/100/1000)1x (10/100)
S-Video / Composite (Cinch)yes / nono / nono / nono / no
Modemyesyesnono
Motherboard
Chipset
Northbridge/ SouthbridgenVidia nForce2G / MCP2Intel 865G / ICH5nForce3 250 GbATI RS300 / IXP200
CPU SocketPGA 462 (Sockel A)PGA 478PGA 754PGA 478
CPU SupportAMD AthlonXP, DuronIntel Pentium 4, (incl. Prescott)AMD Athlon64Intel Pentium 4, (incl. Prescott)
FSB Clock200, 266, 333 MHz400, 533, 800 MHz800 MHz400, 533, 800 MHz
Memory
TypeDDR SDRAMDDR SDRAMDDR SDRAMDDR SDRAM
ClassificationDDR266 - DDR333DDR266 - DDR400DDR266 - DDR400DDR266 - DDR400
ModeSingle-ChannelDual-ChannelSingle-ChannelDual-Channel
Slots2222
Max. memory2 GB2 GB2 GB2 GB
On-board Graphics
Manufacturer/ chipsetnVIDIA IGP Crush 18G (nForce2G)Intel Extreme Graphics 2 (i865G)noATI RS300
Graphics memory usedFramebuffer 1, 8, 16Framebuffer 1, 8, 16noFramebuffer 8, 16, 32, 64, 128
Internal I/O Components
Hard disk controllernVidia MCP2ICH5nForce3 250 GbATI IXP200
IDE Channels2x UltraATA/1002x UltraATA/1002x UltraATA/100-1332x UltraATA/100
S-ATA Channelsno1x S-ATA 1502x S-ATA 150no/no
RAID Supportnonoyes, SATA - 0,1,0+1, JBODno
Floppy Controllernononoyes
Network Controllerk.a.k.a.CICADA CIS8201 GigabitRTL 8201BL
Expansion Slots
PCI slots1x 32 Bit PCI 2.31x 32 Bit PCI 2.31x 32 Bit PCI 2.31x 32 Bit PCI 2.3
PCI Expressnononono
AGP1x AGP 3.0 (8X)1x AGP 3.0 (8X)1x AGP 3.0 (8X)1x AGP 3.0 (8X)
On-Board Audio
TypeAC97 2.2AC97 2.2AC97 2.2 CMI8768AC97 2.2
Surround Support5.1 Channel5.1 Channel7.1 Channel5.1 Channel
Power Supply
ManufacturerFSP Group Inc.FSP Group Inc.SoltekDelta Electronics
ModelFSP250-60MSFSP250-60MSSS-250SFDDPS-200PB-138E
Wattmax. 250 Wattmax. 250 Wattmax. 250 Wattmax. 125 Watt
Fans
CPU1x 50mm, 1x 60mm1x 50mm, 1x 60mm1x 80mm1x 70mm
Systemn/an/a1x 100mm1x 92mm
Chipsetn/an/a1x 40mmn/a
Power supply1x 80mm1x 80mm1x 80mm1x 80mm
Accessories
User ManualEnglishEnglishEnglishEnglish
CablesIDE, Power CableS-ATA, IDE, FloppyS-ATA, IDE, FloppyIDE, Floppy
Remote controlyesyesnono
Softwaredrivers, bundled software u.a. Media Center Deluxe IIIdrivers, bundled software u.a. Home Theaterdrivers, bundled softwaredrivers, bundled software
Othercable ties, thermal paste, screwsthermal paste, screwsthermal paste, screwscable ties, thermal paste, screws
Siggy Moersch
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